Snowy Owl

The snowy owl's beautiful white plumage helps to hide it in its Arctic habitat. Only the males are completely white. Chicks are dark and spotted, while the females are white with spots on their wings.

Boreal Owl

Photograph by George F. Herben

This small, secretive owl is considered one of the rarest of owls. It is entirely nocturnal, spending the day concealed in dense spruce or a hollow tree. It preys mainly on rodents.

Burrowing Owl

Photograph by Klaus Nigge

The burrowing owl makes its home in the treeless, shortgrass country of western North America, from southern Canada to Mexico. It depends mainly on the abandoned burrows of prairie dogs for nesting sites and shelter.